topic where do I add estimated state income taxes paid in 2025? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

where do I add estimated state income taxes paid in 2025?

bmclean67 — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 22:03:35 GMT

Paid VA state income tax on a IRA Withdrawal

Re: where do I add estimated state income taxes paid in 2025?

MinhT1 — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 22:05:24 GMT

Your state estimated tax payments will serve as a credit your state tax liability and have to be entered on your tax return.

You enter your state estimated tax payments in the Federal section and they will flow through to your state return.

In TurboTax Online, you can enter the state estimated taxes you paid by following these steps:

Open your tax return
Click on Federal in the left-hand column, then Deductions & Credits
Locate the section named Estimates and Other Taxes Paid and click on the arrow on the right
Click on Start next to Estimated Tax Payments
On the next page, click Start next to State estimated taxes for 2025.

Re: where do I add estimated state income taxes paid in 2025?

baldietax — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 22:05:45 GMT

under Federal for both Fed + State estimates; Deductions and Credits / Estimates and Other Taxes Paid section

Re: where do I add estimated state income taxes paid in 2025?

xmasbaby0 — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 22:06:16 GMT

Go to Federal>Deductions and Credits>Estimates and Other Taxes Paid>Other Income Taxes

If you took money out of a retirement account, make sure you also enter the 1099R for that.

To enter your retirement income, Go to Federal> Wages and Income>Retirement Plans and Social Security>IRA 401 k) Pension Plan Withdrawals to enter your 1099R.

Re: where do I add estimated state income taxes paid in 2025?

user17746763481 — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 05:44:57 GMT

I appreciated your guidance. I don't seem to have access to that section via the Deductions & Credits options, though. These are the only options I have. Is there an alternative approach?

Re: where do I add estimated state income taxes paid in 2025?

mesquitebean — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:54:09 GMT

@user17746763481

I will tell you an alternate way lower down in this posting. Both Federal and state estimated tax payments made for 2025 are entered on the Federal side of the interview.

But first, on that image you posted, you can get there by choosing "Deductions & Credits Summary" which is the last choice in the dropdown menu in your image. It should then take you to a page called "Your Tax Breaks". That shows the "Tax Breaks", i.e., deductions, that someone has already worked on this year or that TurboTax is expecting from what was entered last year. Scroll down on that Tax Breaks page and lower on that same screen should be a button or link for "Add more tax breaks" or "Show more tax breaks" or similar wording. When clicked, then the screen should expand, and all the deduction topics are displayed including "Estimates and Other Taxes Paid." Then that topic can be expanded further to get the subtopic Estimated Tax Payments.

Here's an alternate method, just in case:

Here's a tool that should get you directly to the section for estimated tax payments made for 2025.

With the return open, go to the left menu column and click on TAX TOOLS, then the subtab TOOLS.
In the Tools Center choose the blue button Topic Search.
In the topic search line enter the phrase estimated tax payments without quotes.
Make the selection in the list (it may already be highlighted), and either double-click it or click the GO button.
Next screen is Estimates and Other Income Taxes Paid.
Use the subtopic Estimated Tax Payments.
Choose the appropriate category and tax year you are reporting (Federal, state, local) and click START or Revisit.

NOTE: Before filing, make sure your Federal estimated tax payments correctly show on the Form 1040, Line 26, and that any state estimated tax payments (if applicable) show up on your state return.

Re: where do I add estimated state income taxes paid in 2025?

baldietax — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 11:56:26 GMT

so many people have been confused where/how to input Estimated Taxes - I hope Turbotax are paying attention to trending issues here and improve their workflow for 2026....

@GabiU

Re: where do I add estimated state income taxes paid in 2025?

user17746763481 — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 22:45:22 GMT

This was extremely helpful. Thanks so much!

Re: where do I add estimated state income taxes paid in 2025?

mesquitebean — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 00:16:30 GMT

@user17746763481 wrote:
This was extremely helpful. Thanks so much!

You're welcome. Good luck.